Corsican Wildcat
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The Corsican Wildcat is a subspecies of the Wildcat
found on the island of Corsica
. The Corsican subspecies differs from the others in its dark pelage, short tail, and lack of russet coloring behind the ears.
The subspecies was described by French zoologist L. Lavauden based on a skull and three skins collected in 1929 by a Corsican schoolteacher named Rey-Jouvin. Although Rey-Jouvin and other witnesses described the Corsican Cat to be fairly common at the time, no other specimens have been collected since then, so the subspecies is possibly extinct.
Wildcat
Wildcat is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.-Animals:Wildcat may also refer to members of the genus Lynx:...
found on the island of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
. The Corsican subspecies differs from the others in its dark pelage, short tail, and lack of russet coloring behind the ears.
The subspecies was described by French zoologist L. Lavauden based on a skull and three skins collected in 1929 by a Corsican schoolteacher named Rey-Jouvin. Although Rey-Jouvin and other witnesses described the Corsican Cat to be fairly common at the time, no other specimens have been collected since then, so the subspecies is possibly extinct.